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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — About 2 million people across the Southeast have been warned to move inland because of Hurricane Matthew. The major hurricane has already killed more than 100 people in the Caribbean, nearly all of them in Haiti. Matthew smashed concrete homes, mowed down roofs and destroyed plantations on the impoverished island nation. Forecasters warn that the Category 4 storm is on a frightening track that could see it scrape along much of Florida's Atlantic coast. The storm has prompted mandatory evacuations, closings and cancelations of cruises and flights.
MIAMI (AP) — NASA and Space X are among government agencies and companies in Florida taking precautions because of Hurricane Matthew. Both have taken steps to protect capsules and rockets. NASA has secured a new Orion capsule currently in development in a secure Kennedy Space Center building designed to withstand sustained winds of 114 mph and gusts of 125 mph. A crew of 116 people will ride out the storm in the central Florida facility to help keep things safe.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Data recovered by federal investigators show that the transit train that slammed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, was going twice the 10 mph speed limit at the moment of impact. Recorders on the train also indicate it actually sped up for about 30 seconds before impact and that the engineer hit the emergency brake less than a second before the crash.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen business leaders, including lifelong Republicans and independents, have written an open letter saying they cannot support Republican Donald Trump for president because he would be bad for the economy. The group says American business needs "predictability, reliability and stability" in government. Those signing the letter include Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and Jack McGregor, a Republican former Pennsylvania state senator and founder of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins.
OLNEY, Md. (AP) — Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, a Washington D.C. suburb, have charged four 13-year-old boys they say were involved in clown-themed social media threats against middle school students. The four will face charges of making threats of mass violence. Police nationwide have been dealing with similar hoaxes involving threats or reports of violence by people dressed as clowns.
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